Syllabus:

• Introduction of 2D, Interface, Drawing Tools, Color

An introduction of the various drawing and painting tools in Adobe Flash and their uses and procedures.

Exercise: A clean up drawing from a provided pencil sketch using Adobe Flash.

• Character Turn-Around

Design of a character displaying a pose from various perspectives.

Project: Clean up of various poses on multiple layers.

• Traditional Animation Skills (Industry Cheats and Tricks)

An introduction to combining traditional animation procedures in a digital environment.

Exercises: Several short animations will be produced using a series of traditional animation procedures.

• Walk Cycle

Continued study of digital traditional animation techniques.

Project: Students will create a walk cycle in Adobe Flash.

• Head Turn

A study of traditional animation skills.

Exercise: Students will create a 360 degree turn around animation of a character’s head using traditional pose-to-pose animation principles.

• Multi-plane and Shape Tweening

Instruction on creating the illusion of camera multi-planing and instruction in the use of Adobe Flash’s Shape Tweening tools.

Exercise: Students will create a multi-plane scene with assets provided by the instructor.

Exercise: Students will design assets and successfully create a shape tween.

• Bones and Workflows

Day 1: Instruction on the use of bones in Adobe Flash

Students will create assets and successfully demonstrate the deformation procedures in Adobe Flash.

Day 2: Introduction to various studio workflows used in the digital animation industry.

• Scene Set Up

Instruction in proper scene set up in preparation of final production.

Exercise: Students will practice skill development in scene set up procedures.

• Layout

Instruction in scene layout procedures in preparation of final production.

Project: Students will successfully create a scene for animation using proper layout procedures.

• Final Production

Instruction of various approaches in final production procedures and implementations.